Motorways

Driving home last night down the M5 from Wolverhampton to Devon, I thought wouldn’t it be useful if I had a big sponge (about 12 foot by 5 foot) attached to the nearside of my car, so I could gently ease people back into the inside lane when it was free. I get very annoyed when I come up behind people doing 65 mph or less in the middle lane when there is nothing in sight in the inside lane, forcing me to use lane three for overtaking. The highway code says you should keep to the left lane except when overtaking. They effectively convert a three lane road into a two lane road.

If I was a police driver I’d be inclined to pull them over and caution them for driving without due care and attention. After all, if they were paying attention they would have moved back to the nearside lane.

Travelling

It was nice to go back to Northampton to see all our friends at the weekend, but I'll be so pleased when they invent a machine that can 'beam us up' as driving up and down Motorways and through roadworks is no fun at all.

Alternatively, I'd like a 'special car' for these trips that can be programmed and then left to get there without my intervention, so I could do something other than sit in the same position for hours staring at the road in front. The 'beam me up' machine is my first choice as that could be instantaneous whereas the 'special car' solution still involves me being sat in a metal box on wheels for hours on end.